The equilibrium wage in the market is
. The equilibrium quantity of labor in this market is workers.
$50
6
10
Given that this is a competitive labor market, ABC faces a marginal resource cost, or wage, of
_______ .
Since the firm is a , the firm's wage is also , resulting in an increase in the firm's and a decrease in the number of workers hired to .
Because ABC can purchase as much or as little labor as it wants without affecting the market, it is
said to face a perfectly elastic labor supply curve. Draw the labor supply faced by the firm in the
Firm ABC graph above.
Given that the price of a belt has increased to $2.50, the equilibrium wage in the market
will to $80. The equilibrium quantity of labor in this market is now workers.
10
decrease
6
increase